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The Neuron is a daily newsletter with 700,000+ readers that covers the latest AI developments, trends and research; this is our podcast, hosted by Grant Harvey and Corey Noles. We aim to create digestible, informative and authoritative takes on AI that get you up to speed and help you become an authority in your own circles. Available Wednesdays and Sundays on all podcasting platforms and YouTube. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.theneurondaily.com/subscribe

  1. 5D AGO ·  BONUS

    BONUS: LIVE: Claude Opus 4.7 Just Dropped. Here's What Actually Changed.

    Grant and Kyle dive into a comprehensive review and live test of the newly released Claude Opus 4.7, a cutting-edge large language model. This session explores its capabilities for coding and game dev, specifically referencing the "Renaissance / Plan Final Fantasy Tactics RPG Game" project. Discover how this ai model performs under pressure and its potential impact on game design workflows. 🔴 LIVE at 9:30AM PT / 12:30PM ET Anthropic just dropped Claude Opus 4.7, and we’re putting it through the gauntlet in real time. Join Grant Harvey (Lead Writer at The Neuron) for an unscripted, warts-and-all test of Anthropic’s newest flagship model. What we’re testing - Advanced coding on tasks Opus 4.6 struggled with - New higher-resolution vision support for images up to ~3.75 megapixels - File system-based memory across multi-session work - The new xhigh effort level, which sits between high and max - Claude Code’s new /ultrareview slash command - Auto mode for longer, less-interrupted agent runs Why this matters Opus 4.7 is the first model Anthropic is releasing with its new automatic cyber safeguards, following last week’s Project Glasswing announcement. It’s also the direct upgrade path from Opus 4.6 at the same price: - $5 per million input tokens - $25 per million output tokens If you build on Claude, this is likely the model you’ll be using next. What’s changing under the hood - New tokenizer, where the same input can map to more tokens depending on content type, roughly 1.0x to 1.35x - State-of-the-art score on GDPval-AA, a third-party evaluation of economically valuable knowledge work - Better instruction following, which means prompts written for earlier models may now behave differently - Improvements across finance agent evals, document reasoning, and long-context tasks Bring your hardest prompts. We’ll run them live and show you what breaks, what shines, and whether it’s worth migrating today. Watch part two, where Grant covers Codex for (almost) anything: https://youtube.com/live/OiRkwm3-og0 📰 Full writeup in tomorrow’s newsletter: 🐱 Subscribe to The Neuron (700K+ readers): https://www.theneuron.ai

    1h 2m
  2. APR 10 ·  BONUS

    BONUS: We Built an App Live in 10 Minutes with AI (Vercel's CPO Shows How)

    Let’s build with v0 in real time. We’re going LIVE with Tom Occhino, Chief Product Officer at Vercel, to explore vibe coding and take a hands-on look at v0, Vercel’s AI-powered development platform for building apps faster. We’ll show v0 live and walk through how it turns a simple prompt into a real, shippable interface. Tom will also explain what “vibe coding” actually looks like in practice, including how teams are using it today and where it fits into modern development workflows. What we’ll cover:⚡ You’ll see a live build using v0, from the first prompt to a working app.🧠 We’ll break down what vibe coding means and why so many teams are experimenting with it.🔐 Tom will share how Vercel thinks about AI-assisted development, including security, developer experience, and scale.🧭 We’ll talk about product, community, and where the Vercel ecosystem is headed next.❓ We’ll wrap with live Q&A and take questions from the chat. If you’re building products, shipping web apps, or thinking about how AI fits into your workflow, this session will give you a clear, practical look at what’s possible.Links: • Try v0: https://v0.app/• Vercel platform: https://vercel.com Check out these template to get inspired: https://v0.app/templates How to prompt with v0: https://vercel.com/blog/how-to-prompt-v0 📬 For more AI news and deep dives, subscribe to The Neuron newsletter: https://theneuron.ai 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5214856690925568

    1h 59m
  3. APR 3

    BONUS: How We Would Teach AI From Scratch in 2026

    This video is a re-upload from our livestream on YouTube. Most people are still using ChatGPT the way they used Google in 2005: type a question, get an answer, close the tab. In 2026, that’s like owning a professional kitchen and only using the microwave. In this episode, Grant and Corey walk through The Neuron’s 5-Level AI Proficiency Stack — a framework for going from “I use ChatGPT sometimes” to “AI saves me 10 hours a week.” No coding required. No hype. Just the actual progression that separates casual users from people getting real, compounding value out of AI every single day. The 5 Levels: 🔹 Level 1: Projects — Why your first move isn’t prompting. It’s onboarding. 🔹 Level 2: Prompting — The simplest formula that actually works 🔹 Level 3: Skills — Turn one good conversation into a reusable superpower 🔹 Level 4: Automations — Set it, schedule it, forget it 🔹 Level 5: Agents — AI that decides what to do and when to do it Tools mentioned:• ChatGPT Projects: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10169521-projects-in-chatgpt • Claude Skills: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512176-what-are-skills • Claude Cowork: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/13854387-schedule-recurring-tasks-in-cowork • OpenAI Codex: https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/automations • Gemini Opal: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-labs/opal-agent/ • Gemini Scheduled Actions: https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16316416 📩 Read the full deep dive:https://www.theneuron.ai/explainer-articles/how-to-actually-use-ai-in-2026-the-complete-guide/

    2h 23m
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The Neuron is a daily newsletter with 700,000+ readers that covers the latest AI developments, trends and research; this is our podcast, hosted by Grant Harvey and Corey Noles. We aim to create digestible, informative and authoritative takes on AI that get you up to speed and help you become an authority in your own circles. Available Wednesdays and Sundays on all podcasting platforms and YouTube. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.theneurondaily.com/subscribe

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